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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled plans to build a Dollar General until the applicants get state approval. The commission also heard public input on proposed text amendments to the Mercer County Zoning Ordinance, which include changes to minimum lot sizes in agricultural districts, among other changes. At…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: The paper edition of the Harrodsburg Herald states, incorrectly, that the Harrodsburg City Commission gave first reading to the 2025 budget. The commission only reviewed the budget. They are scheduled to give first reading to the budget at a special-called meeting on Thursday, June 20, at 2 p.m.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The big news this week is the premiere of “1776” at Ragged Edge Community Theatre on Friday, June 21. This classic Broadway musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone depicts the nation’s founding. The production stars Carmen Geraci as John Adams, Bill Nichols as Benjamin Franklin and David Parker as…

Lane Mills Herald Staff [email protected] All the festivities that started the previous weekend for Harrodsburg’s 250th included the crowning of Miss Historic Harrodsburg and her court. This past weekend, saw the crowing of the inaugural Miss Heart of Kentucky Juneteenth and her court. Miss Historic Harrodsburg The Miss Historic Harrodsburg Queen is 16-year-old Maddie Lawson.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg is celebrating its 250th anniversary this month. While the oldest continuous settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains has a lot of history to celebrate, one aspect of life in Mercer County that tends to get overlooked is the role of industry. And there is no better symbol of the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission voted unanimously—after another extensive debate—to allow changes to the logos being painted on the Industry Road water tower. Last month, the commission voted to allow Mercer County Schools to paint their logo on the tower. The cost to add the logo will be paid by Mercer…

On Friday, June 14, the Kentucky Heart of the Bluegrass Juneteenth Festival will be holding its first ever Miss Juneteenth Pageant at West Lane Park (345 West Lane). The pageant and the festival are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, was named a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. It…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has approved resolution 2024-5, which allows a medical cannabis option to be submitted to local voters. The state legislature legalized medical cannabis in 2023, but amended that law to expedite the process of licensing cannabis businesses in 2024. If the fiscal court takes no action,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials at Anderson-Dean Community Park are hoping to get the pool open by July 1. That was the news from Anderson-Dean Park Manager Stephen Ransdell. On Tuesday, June 11, Ransdell gave the Mercer County Fiscal Court an update on the pool and other projects at the park. The fiscal court…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education has approved a minimum guaranteed 7-percent raise for all certified, classified and stipend positions except grant-specific stipends. At a special-called meeting on Tuesday, June 4, the board unanimously approved the 2024-25 salary schedule, which gives staff what school leaders are calling a “historic pay…